The Art of Scoring: The Ultimate On-Course Guide to Short Game Strategy and Technique Hardcover - 2009

by Stan Utley; Matthew Rudy

"The hottest instructor in golf"(Sports Illustrated) presents arevolutionary guide for lowering your score with a powerful newapproach to strategizing, decision-making, and management forevery part of your short game.

Stan Utley's breakthrough short game and puttingtechniques have made him one of the most sought-aftergolf instructors in America. Now he offers a breakthroughapproach for golfers of all skill levels, with a course-managementapproach designed to help golfers at thecrucial stages of a round of golf.

The Art of Scoring shows readers how to understand theway their short game handicap and overall skill level shoulddictate strategy. Breaking down pitching, chipping, bunkerplay, and putting into three proficiency categories, Utleypresents customized techniques for saving shots simplyby making better decisions. He leads us through a roundwith three amateurs-two 10-handicappers and a20-handicapper-to show how improved strategy andexecution can transform a player's game. With behind-thescenespro teaching sessions, crash courses on the threehardest greenside shots, and one hundred black-and-whiteand color photographs, The Art of Scoring is like getting abrand-new set of state-of-the-art clubs, customized by oneof the game's premier teachers.